Tag: music therapy
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Where music is medicine—Lessons from the waiting room
Elena IliadisWashington, D.C., United States “Can I give you a hug?” Her words cut through the air as I looked up from my music stand at the woman standing over me, her face flushed and wet with tears. I shot up from my seat, too stunned to mutter more than a quiet “Of course” before…
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Gymnopédie
Mark TanNorthwest Deanery, UK Oblique et coupant l’ombre un torrent éclatantRuisselait en flots d’or sur la dalle polieOù les atomes d’ambre au feu se miroitantMêlaient leur sarabande à la gymnopédie [English translation]: Slanting and shadow-cutting a bursting streamTrickled in gusts of gold on the shiny flagstoneWhere the amber atoms in the fire gleamingMingled their sarabande…
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Song as a unit for physical activity: A-minor Proposal
Cillin CondonDublin, Ireland “Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.”— Virgil Physical inactivity is recognized as a significant risk factor for diseases such as stroke, diabetes, and cancer.1 Recommendations for adults include 150 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week, or at least 75…